During the first quarter earnings conference call, Cowen and Company's Joshua Jennings asked Stryker CEO Kevin Lobo his opinion on whether orthopedic surgeries and total joint replacements will move to ASCs.
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West Tennessee Bone & Joint surgeons Kyle Stephens, DO, and David Long, DPM, are treating patients at new locations, the Paris Post-Intelligencer reports.
A study, published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, examined the rate of total hip arthroplasty revision surgeries for patients between 45 and 64 years.
Michael Chmell, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with OrthoIllinois, discusses outpatient total joint replacements in ASCs and where he sees the biggest opportunities in the future.
Rob Keller, MD, and Nicholas Frisch, MD, are testing a proactive medication protocol, ClickOn Detroit reports. The approach may benefit physicians in the outpatient setting, who have less control over the medication patients take or how they're using it after discharge.
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Walmart added Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare to its Centers of Excellence network and selected the system as an Accountable Care Plan provider for its metro-Atlanta associates.
Certain qualities can help physicians decide whether patients are strong candidates for total hip and knee replacements in the outpatient setting, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
The orthopedic- and spine-focused Oregon Surgical Institute in Beaverton will implement Zimmer Biomet's outpatient suite of technologies and patient engagement platform.
Robert DeMaagd, MD, and Thomas Matelic, MD, have performed almost a dozen outpatient joint replacement surgeries at Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Metro Health OAM Surgery Center since October 2017, the Grand Rapids Business Journal reports.
Syracuse, N.Y.-based Upstate University Hospital is now offering patients same-day total knee replacement surgery, Syracuse.com reports.